ITI46314 Interaction Design (Autumn 2014)

The course is connected to the following study programs

Mandatory course in the master programme in applied computer science.

Prerequisites

4 hours lectures and supervision each week.

Lecture Semester

First semester (autumn).

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge

On completion of the course, the student shall be familiar with

• central HCI-theories and models, including
• Activity Theory
• Embodied Interaction
• Distributed Cognition
• Situated Action
• Mental Models
• Ambiguity Framework
• Grounded Theory
• Human Information Processing Model
• Fitts Law
• Guardians Model of Bimanual Skills
• The three waves of HCI research
• the development of the HCI field and emerging trends

Skills

On completion of the course, the student shall be able to

• design and conduct experiments with existing and new technology for interaction between humans and machines
• relate own work to existing literature, theories and models
• read and reflect on HCI literature

General competence

Through the course, the students will gain competence in critical reading and reflection. In addition, the student will get experience with project work in groups.

Content

The course consists of three parts:

• HCI theories and models
• current trends in interaction design
• experimentation, design and evaluation

Forms of teaching and learning

The course is lecture based with projects to be performed throughout the semester. Emphasis will be put on reading and using relevant literature, and presentation of own work.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

The student must during the semester:

• present at least one paper (individual or in a group) and lead a plenary discussion based on this.
• write a scientific paper aimed at publication.
• complete at least one project which includes design, implementation and evaluation of existing or new technology for human-machine interaction.

Coursework requirements must be accepted to qualify for the exam.

Examination

Oral exam

Individual oral exam based on the course curriculum, the scientific paper produced by the student and the student project. Duration approx. 30 min.

Assessment on the A - F grading scale. No aiding tools allowed.

Course evaluation

This course is evaluated by a

• Mid-term evaluation (voluntary)
• End evaluation (compulsory)

The lecturer compiles a report based on the evaluation forms filled in by the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is the discussed by the study quality committee of the faculty of Computer Sciences.

Literature

• Designing the user interface (Ben Shneiderman), ISBN 978-8-131-72163-6 
• The curriculum will be supported by material (scientific papers) during the semester. The material will be posted on the learning platform - Fronter.